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KARL UNDER ATTACK MORNING TV MAKEOVER – MOVE OVER KARL

It’s no secret that Tracy Grimshaw has become Nine’s golden girl after her Logie nomination. Now the A Current Affair host is gearing up for a major career move. The TV presenter is said to be pulling out all the stops for a potential new gig hosting the

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have been wondering if they’ve left it too late to beg Lisa for forgivenes­s.

‘The numbers don’t lie,’ says our source. ‘And viewers don’t like the tension with Georgie and Karl. But even though they would love for Lisa to come back, Nine bosses know she has signed a contract at Ten and they don’t know if they can survive without her for that long, so they have been forced to consider all options.’

Today has been dominated by Channel Seven’s Sunrise this year with Kochie and Sam winning the ratings battle of 23 out of the 24 survey weeks. The facts can’t be ignored and there only seems to be one person to blame.

‘Karl hardly ever wakes up with Today,’ says our spy. ‘Karl does what Karl wants to do and at the moment that seems to be spending time planning his wedding and sharing happy snaps on Instagram.’

However, following his European jaunt, which was a possible early celebratio­n ahead of his August 12 birthday, Karl is back on air. As the star gears up to host a telethon later this month in aid of the current drought crisis hitting rural Australia, there’s no arguing that, despite his recent on-air absence, the long-time presenter is always ready to step in during a crisis.

But amid the current unrest at the network, let’s hope Karl’s heart is still at Nine.

‘THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE... AND VIEWERS DON’T LIKE THE TENSION WITH GEORGIE AND KARL’

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Peter Fitzsimons (left) stirred up the controvers­y surroundin­g his wife’s former TV show, but insists his comments were posted accidental­ly.
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In contrast to the recent makeup free selfies, Tracy posted a light-hearted pic to Instagram of herself made up with heavy false lashes.

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